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I do this in lieu of cash donations, because this has so many beneficial side effects: it registers as a sale, which means my publisher is happy; it supports booksellers (you can donate a copy from any bookseller that has a mail-order business), who are firmly on the side of the angels; it gets me a royalty and keeps my rapidly growing toddler in shoes and sailor suits; and, of course, it gets books into the hands of teachers, librarians, care-givers, case workers, and the kids, clients, and patrons they serve. It's a win all the way around (and yes, I'm thinking of ways to automate and expand this program to include other authors, possibly through a charity that can issue tax-receipts to donors, which would be just so kick-ass).
Little Brother shortlisted for Canada’s Sunburst AwardThe shortlists for Canada's Sunburst Award for best sf novel have been posted and I'm delighted to find that Little Brother made the young adult list! The prize is announced in September; it's a juried award (I was honored to win the prize for my first short story collection, A Place so Foreign and Eight More). Shortlists for the 2009 Sunburst Awards Get together July 9 in ChicagoI'll be in Chicago on July 9 to see a production of the highly praised theatrical adaptation of my novel Little Brother. The July 9 show is sold out (performances run until July 18), but Bill Massolia, who wrote the play and runs the company, has organized a get-together beforehand. If you're in Chicago, I'd love to see you and say hi!
I love the name of the Wine Bar -- though I worry about it being not found. Little Brother wins the Prometheus Award for libertarian sfWouldya lookit that! I've won the Libertarian Futurist's Society's Prometheus Award for my novel Little Brother! As with all the other awards LB has been up for this year, I'm even more honored by the company I'm in than the award itself; this year's Prometheus nominees included Charlie Stross's Saturn's Children, Matter by Iain Banks, The January Dancer by Michael Flyn, Opening Atlantis by Harry Turtledove, and Half a Crown, the wrenching conclusion to Jo Walton brilliant Farthing/Ha'penny alternate history trilogy. And this year's Prometheus Hall of Fame winner was Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. These books and these writers are all incredibly humbling company to find oneself among. The Prometheus will be given out at the WorldCon, and the award includes an actual, no-fooling gold coin. So yes, I'll be walking around the Montreal Worldcon with a pocket full of gold, don't tell anyone. 2009 PROMETHEUS AWARDS FINALISTS ANNOUNCED Hugo voting deadline!
Final Ballot for the 2009 Hugo Awards
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Little Brother wins the Campbell Award — see you in Lawrence, KS on July 11/12My novel Little Brother has won the Campbell Award for best sf novel of the year (sharing the award with Ian MacLeod’s "Song of Time"). The award's given out over the July 9 weekend at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS, and includes free events that are open to the public. Also in attendance will be Ian MacLeod and James Allan Gardner, whose "The Ray Gun: A Love Story" won the Sturgeon award for best short story. (Funny thing: there's another Campbell award, given out with the Hugo Awards, for best new sf writer. I won it in 2000, and as near as anyone can work out, I'm the only writer to have won both!). Hope to see you in Lawrence on July 11/12!
Science fiction writers earn awards for best novels, short story of the year Videos from Chicago production of Little Brother play
Bill Massiola, who adapted my novel Little Brother for a critically acclaimed stage-play running in Chicago right now at the Griffin Theatre Company performing at the Athenaeum Theatre, sent me these three video clips from the production. I'm coming through Chicago on July 9 to see the play (it runs until July 19); based on these clips I'm incredibly excited to see more! Little Brother option sold to Don Murphy (Natural Born Killers, From Hell, etc)I've been waiting to announce this for months now, while the paperwork went back and forth and now I finally can! Don Murphy, producer of such films as Natural Born Killers and From Hell, has bought a film option on Little Brother. I've talked it over with Don and feel confident that if he makes the movie that he'll do it justice -- I'm guaranteed a spot as a consultant to ensure that it all comes out right, too! For the uninitiated, a film option gives a producer the exclusive right to try to sell the film to a studio, signing up actors, a director and writer, and so on. For every film produced, many are optioned. But all that said, every film that gets made starts out as an option deal. Bottom line: a Little Brother movie isn't a lock, but it's a lot more likely than it was yesterday. Little Brother video reviewLove this short video review of Little Brother from Rebecca on Five Awesome YA Fans! Little Brother the play, in Chicago until July 18
I've managed to wrangle a trip to Chicago to see the play on July 9 -- I hope to see you there! And if July 9 doesn't work for you, I hope you can catch it on another night. LITTLE BROTHER: Griffin Theatre, Chicago Sci Fi Wire: Review: Cory Doctorow's revolutionary novel Little Brother comes to the stage Chicago Sun-Times: 'Little Brother' tackles big issues |
Raising pertinent questions and fostering discussion, this techno-thriller is an outstanding first purchase
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